Senior Mining Engineer: Long-Term Planning (LOM) - 9-Day Fortnight

Glencore International AG; Isaac Regional; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nine-Day Fortnight

On-site village housing

Bonus program

Education assistance

Long service leave

Job summary

Glencore is seeking an experienced Senior Mining Engineer – Long Term Planning for the Hail Creek open cut operation in Queensland. You will lead the development and optimisation of long-term mine plans, and coordinate life-of-mine and five-year budget planning to align with business strategy.

Working with geologists and planners, you will ensure safe, compliant plans that maximise productivity and cost efficiency, while mentoring junior staff and contributing to corporate reporting and

Qualifications

• Degree in Mining Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in open cut coal mine planning.
• Proficient in mine planning software (Spry, Vulcan, Deswik).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and optimize long-term mine plans in line with business strategy.
• Lead the life of mine (LOM) and 5 years budget planning process, including final pit shell design and production scheduling.
• Follow the long-term design process guidelines including GDAF sign-off forms.
• Involved in LOM and 5-year budget planning risk assessment.
• Verify scheduling and time usage model assumptions.
• Create final landform design including yearly disturbance and rehabilitation plan.
• Assist with corporate reporting including NGERs reports.
• Collaborate with geologists and planners to ensure plan integration.
• Identify and analyse opportunities to improve mine productivity and cost efficiency.
• Conduct scenario analysis and present recommendations to senior leadership.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, regulatory, and safety standards.

Skills

Mine planning

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Communication

Education

Degree in Mining Engineering

Tools

Spry

Vulcan

Deswik

Job description

Glencore is seeking an experienced Senior Mining Engineer – Long Term Planning for the Hail Creek open cut operation in Queensland. You will lead the development and optimisation of long-term mine plans, and coordinate life-of-mine and five-year budget planning to align with business strategy.

Working with geologists and planners, you will ensure safe, compliant plans that maximise productivity and cost efficiency, while mentoring junior staff and contributing to corporate reporting and